วงโคจร(wong koh-jon)

Meanings

1NounB2

orbit; orbital path

the curved path an object follows as it goes around another body in space, such as a satellite around Earth or a planet around the Sun.

2NounB2

orbit; sphere; circle (figurative)

a sphere or circle of activity, influence, or association that someone or something belongs to.

Examples

เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillเพิ่งpêrngเพิ่งpêrng1just; recently2only just now; only now3only/merely (just now starting)เข้ามาkâo maaเข้ามาkâo maa1to come in; enter (toward the speaker)2to join/enter into (activity, group, context)3directional complement ‘in/toward here’ทำงานtam ngaanทำงานtam ngaan1[to] work; do one's job; be on duty2[to] function; operateได้dâiได้dâi1get; obtain; receive2may (polite permission/request)3able to (postverbal/resultative)4manage to; succeed in (achievement)5can; be able to; may (possibility/permission)6okay; sure; agreedไม่นานmâi naanไม่นานmâi naan1soon; shortly2briefly; not for long3recently; not long agoเลยloieเลยloie1so; thus; then (immediate result)2completely; absolutely (emphasis)3past; beyond; exceed4at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)ยังไม่ได้yang mâi dâaiยังไม่ได้yang mâi dâai1not yet; haven’t yet2not yet allowed/able toเข้าไปkâo bpaiเข้าไปkâo bpai1[to] go in; enter (away from the speaker)2directional complement: into; in (away from speaker)อยู่ในyòo naiอยู่ในyòo nai[to] be in [somewhere]วงโคจรwong koh-jonวงโคจรwong koh-jon1orbit; orbital path2electron orbit (nontechnical)3orbit; sphere; circle (figurative)ของkŏngของkŏng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsผู้บริหารระดับสูงpôo bò-rí-hăan rá-dàp sŏongผู้บริหารระดับสูงpôo bò-rí-hăan rá-dàp sŏong1senior executive (person)2senior management; executive leadership (group)
He just started working not long ago, so he hasn't entered the orbit of the senior management yet.
3NounC1

electron orbit (nontechnical)

the path of an electron around an atomic nucleus in simplified descriptions; in technical contexts, the term “ออร์บิทัลออร์บิทัลo-bì-tan1atomic/molecular orbital2orbital (relating to an orbit or eye socket)” (orbital) is preferred.

Examples

A simple atomic model shows that electrons move in specific orbits around the nucleus.